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Pole to Pole

By: Michael Palin
Narrated by: Michael Palin
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About this listen

 Three years after the epic adventure described in Around the World in 80 Days, Michael Palin was off again. Not circumnavigating the globe, but journeying from one end to the other: the North Pole to the South Pole. Following the 30 degree east line of longitude and using aircraft only as a last resort, Palin and his team endured extremes of heat and cold as they crossed 17 countries on trains, trucks, ships, rafts, ski-doos, buses, barges, bicycles, and balloons.

Whilst making his way down the world, Michael took part in an impressive and eclectic array of activities: a Russian kissing dance in Novgorod, a mud bath in Odessa, white-water rapids on the Zambesi and a squash game at 100 degrees Fahrenheit in Kartoum.

All of these adventures and more, including trying to buy a camel, are described by Michael Palin in his usual vivid and humorous style, leaving you wide-eyed with wonder whilst also laughing out loud.

©2014 Michael Palin (P)2014 Audible, Inc. Travel Writing & Commentary Funny Witty Polar Region Sports Russia

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Critic reviews

"Palin vividly reports on the almost daily changes in panorama and the acutely experienced differences in climate, culture, politics, plumbing, lodgings, food, and mores.....The narrative is witty and Palin's exuberance contagious." ( Publishers Weekly)
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Absolutely loved this!! Michael Palin is such an interesting man and you can't fail but get throughly absorbed into this interesting and entertaining anecdote.

BRILLIANT!!

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Fantastic book - amazing adventures and a fantastic outlook. Michael Palin and his team do a fantastic job navigating the political administration as well as the people and places of the world!

What an adventure!

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This book is my favourite from the Michael Palin Travel books - although I love them all. Fantastic descriptions of the locations he and the BBC visited, colourful description of scenery architecture and the descriptions of the people he meets during his travels just make them come alive in my imagination.

Again I wish they weren't abridged as I was love to have the full length versions. That said, the book and the narration is absolutely first class and if you haven't listened to Michael Palin's books yet, you are in for a treat!

Pole to Pole

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Mr Palin delivers his memoirs with panache and vigour that takes you around the world!

Superb as always.....

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As always Michael Palin engages the listener with his interesting journey from pole to pole.

Extremely entertaining

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A fascinating guide, not only to an epic journey but to a piece of history. Palin is, as always, interesting and interested, warm witty and kind. Highly recommended

As always excellent

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The narration by Michael himself is a joy to listen to . you feel you can really see what he is describing.

fascinating and evocative

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